86R22954 GM-D
By: Springer H.R. No. 1110
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Melvin and Sarah Long
of Childress celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on
August 24, 2018; and
WHEREAS, High school sweethearts, Melvin Matthew Long and the
former Sarah Ann Holland were joined in matrimony in 1968 at the
First United Methodist Church in their hometown of Estelline; over
the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that
includes their children, Staci Fair and her husband, Mike, Melanie
Cummins and her husband, Todd, and Donna Smith and her husband,
Marty, as well as their grandchildren, Matthew and Marcilete Fair,
Jacob and Jared Cummins, and Michael and Cole Smith; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Long previously resided in Lubbock and
later returned to Estelline, where they lived for many years before
making their home in Childress; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed couple have enjoyed five decades of
abiding love and affection for each other, and they are among an
exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting
commitment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Melvin and Sarah Long on their
golden wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes
for continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Long as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.